There is an article in the June 2003 issue of Self Magazine that talks about Atkins. It's titled "The Lowdown on Low Carb". Basically it says that Atkins does help people lose weight, but it credits the weight loss to the old "a calorie is a calorie is a calorie" theory. Also tries to say Atkins isn't healthy. The author tries to discredit any of the new studies done to show Atkins is effective by saying the participants of the study were all obese so it doesn't show how it would work on an average or slightly overweight person. There's also a part where they try to tell you how to make Atkins more healthy. The doctor they interviewed says not eat less than 225g of carbs/day! Well dude, that's a low fat diet, not Atkins!
Normally SELF is my favorite magazine. They have great healthy, beauty and fitness articles along with tons of give aways, but this article mad me kinda peeved. I was thinking about writing into the magazine, but I'm not sure yet what I'd say. If anyone wants to read the article it's on page 116-119 of the June 2003 issue.